Maternity Care Deserts and Pregnancy-Associated Mortality in Louisiana

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Results of a study exploring whether living in a county with no hospital offering obstetric care and no OB/GYN or certified nurse midwife providers was associated with risk of death during pregnancy and up to 1 year postpartum among women in Louisiana from 2016–2017. Features demographics, county-level maps showing level of access to maternity care, and statistics

Maeve Wallace, Lauren Dyer, Erica Felker-Kantor, et al.

Women's Health Issues, 31(2), 122-129

2021

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Closures of healthcare facilities and services · Maternal health and prenatal care · Mortality · Statistics and data · Louisiana